The Government's revised inclusion framework, which came into effect in 2002, has had little effect on the proportion of pupils with statements of special educational needs in mainstream schools, according to a report published this week.
It also found that progress towards greater inclusion in schools has slowed and there's been an increase in the number of children in pupil referral units and independent special schools.
Ofsted found over half of schools it visited had no disability access plan and few evaluated their provision systematically.
Teachers' attitudes and practices have also been slow to shift. Special educational needs co-ordinators in almost half of the primary and secondary schools visited identified the perception of staff as a major barrier to effective inclusion.
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